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South Korean President Moon in China on visit to repair ties

South Korean businesses in China have suffered as a result of the dispute and China suspended group tours to South Korea that are a mainstay of the local tourism industry.

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in is visiting Beijing on a mission to repair ties frayed by a dispute over the deployment of an anti-missile system.

Moon is due to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, after which the two leaders were to preside over a document signing ceremony.

China has strongly objected to the deployment of the system known as THAAD, saying it allows monitoring of military activity in northeastern China.

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South Korean businesses in China have suffered as a result of the dispute and China suspended group tours to South Korea that are a mainstay of the local tourism industry.

Moon has struggled to balance South Korea’s close political and military ties with the U.S. with its economic dependency on the Chinese market.

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